- HTTP request
- Path parameters
- Query parameters
- Request body
- Response body
- Authorization scopes
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Full name: projects.locations.keyRings.cryptoKeys.create
Create a new  CryptoKey 
 
within a  KeyRing 
 
.
  CryptoKey.purpose 
 
and  CryptoKey.version_template.algorithm 
 
are required.
HTTP request
The URLs use gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
parent 
 string 
Required. The  name 
 
of the KeyRing associated with the  CryptoKeys 
 
.
Authorization requires the following IAM 
permission on the specified resource parent 
:
-  cloudkms.cryptoKeys.create
Query parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| cryptoKeyId |   Required. It must be unique within a KeyRing and match the regular expression  | 
| skipInitialVersionCreation |   If set to true, the request will create a  | 
Request body
The request body contains an instance of  CryptoKey 
 
.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of  CryptoKey 
 
.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
-  https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloudkms
-  https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
For more information, see the Authentication Overview .

